Sydney in the Space Age
The atlas holds 19 people and 23 moments here, from 1957 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Bob Hawke, Gough Whitlam and Colleen McCullough.
Notable people
Asha Bhosle
in 2016
1 moment here
Indian playback singer and actress whose career in Indian film and popular music spanned more than eight decades.…
Bob Hawke
from 1969 to 2019
3 moments here
Australian trade-union leader and Labor politician who served as Australia’s 23rd prime minister from 1983 to 1991.…
Colleen McCullough
from 1958 to 2005
2 moments here
Australian novelist and neurophysiologist best known for The Thorn Birds. Born in Wellington, New South Wales, she worked in Sydney, London, and New…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1983
1 moment here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Elizabeth II
in 1973
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Fidel V. Ramos
in 1995
1 moment here
Filipino military officer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.…
George H. W. Bush
in 1992
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Gough Whitlam
from 1975 to 2014
2 moments here
Edward Gough Whitlam was an Australian lawyer, Royal Australian Air Force navigator, Labor politician and the 21st prime minister of Australia.…
Heath Ledger
in 2006
1 moment here
Australian actor and music-video director whose career began in Australian television, expanded internationally after his 1998 move to the United…
Indira Gandhi
in 1968
1 moment here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1970
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Judy Garland
in 1964
1 moment here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1975
1 moment here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Ngô Đình Diệm
in 1957
1 moment here
Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…
P. L. Travers
in 1963
1 moment here
Pamela Lyndon Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff, was an Australian-British writer, actress, journalist, and creator of the Mary Poppins books.…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 2008
1 moment here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Prince
in 2016
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Roh Moo-hyun
in 2007
1 moment here
South Korean attorney, human-rights advocate, politician, and president of the Republic of Korea from 2003 to 2008.…
Shinzo Abe
in 2007
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Moments
- 1957 Sydney visit Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1958 Neurophysiology work at Royal North Shore Hospital Colleen McCullough
- 1963 Visit to sisters in Sydney P. L. Travers
- 1964 Sydney Stadium concerts Judy Garland
- 1968 Taronga Zoo visit Indira Gandhi
- 1969 Election as ACTU president Bob Hawke
- 1970 International talks in Sydney Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1973 Opened the Sydney Opera House Elizabeth II
- 1975 Final stage performance Marlene Dietrich
- 1975 ALP rally at The Domain Gough Whitlam
- 1983 Appearance near Sydney Opera House Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1992 Australian National Maritime Museum dedication George H. W. Bush
- 1995 Residence with Blanche d'Alpuget Bob Hawke
- 1995 Official visit to Sydney Fidel V. Ramos
- 2005 Macular-degeneration treatment in Sydney Colleen McCullough
- 2006 Attends Sydney Brokeback Mountain premiere Heath Ledger
- 2007 Sydney meeting with George W. Bush Roh Moo-hyun
- 2007 APEC summit in Sydney Shinzo Abe
- 2008 World Youth Day in Sydney Pope Benedict XVI
- 2014 Death in Elizabeth Bay Gough Whitlam
- 2016 Sydney Opera House performances Prince
- 2016 Last Empress at Sydney Opera House Asha Bhosle
- 2019 Death at Northbridge home Bob Hawke